The 63rd season kicks off with Maestro Măcelaru leading the Festival Orchestra in works by Vivian Fung, Helen Grime, Nina Young, and Karim Al-Zand. 

Beginning our season, San Jose-based, JUNO Award-winning, Canadian composer Vivian Fung‘s West Coast premiere of Parade captures the essence of community amid solitude, reflecting on the journey from isolation to togetherness experienced during the pandemic. Inspired by the San Francisco Lunar New Year parade, Fung intertwines chaos and melancholy with empathy and gratitude, echoing the spirit of celebration amidst adversity.

Program:

Vivian Fung, Parade (West Coast Premiere)
Helen Grime, Violin Concerto (West Coast Premiere)
Nina Young, Tread Softly (West Coast Premiere)
Karim Al-Zand, Al Hakawati (World Premiere | Festival Co-Commission)

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Vivian Fung is collaborating with the Jasper String Quartet, tenor Nicholas Phan, and pianist Myra Huang, on the creation of a new song cycle, Lamenting Earth. The project is a half-evening length song cycle, approximately 30 minutes, for tenor, string quartet, and piano. The work centers around poet Claire Wahmanholm’s prize-winning poem “O,” which took second place at the Academy of American Poets’ inaugural Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize. The poem is described by the judges as “an original and powerful evocation, using a single letter of the alphabet to name the wonders that are at risk of being no more…The voice is prophetic and unrelenting: a lament, an elegy, and a clarion call to action!”

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The CCCC’s resident group of contemporary music specialists, the Grossman Ensemble, presents new compositions exploring relationships, textures, and electroacoustic elements mixed with elements of jazz, blues, and other cultural influences. Composers David Bird, Vivian Fung, Felipe Lara, and Gabriel Novak each introduce their new work with accomplished conductor and champion of new music Jeff Meyer. Celebrate the close of the Grossman Ensemble’s 2023/24 season at an after-party with the artists.

Presented by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition in partnership with UChicago Presents.

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El violín virtuoso - Obras de Fung, Chaikovski y Bartók

Ludwig Carrasco, director artístico
Alexandra Conunova, violín

Program:
Fung, Prayer
Tchaikovsky, Concerto for violin, op. 35
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra

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El violín virtuoso - Obras de Fung, Chaikovski y Bartók

Ludwig Carrasco, director artístico
Alexandra Conunova, violín

Program:
Fung, Prayer
Tchaikovsky, Concerto for violin, op. 35
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra

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Tradition & Innovation
Featuring Mary Elizabeth Bowden

Program
Bohuslav Martinu, Thunderbolt P-47
Vivian Fung, Trumpet Concerto
Jean-Baptiste Arban, arr. DeJonge, Variations on a Theme from Bellini’s “Norma”
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5

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I have been working with Sandbox Percussion expand my percussion quartet, (Un)Wandering Souls, newly adapted for the group!

This premiere will happen alongside two other commissioned works:

Christopher Cerrone, Don’t Look Down
Tyshawn Sorey, For Arthur Jafa

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Symphony Nova Scotia performs the Canadian Premiere of Parade at the Open Waters Festival in Halifax.

Performance features conductor Karl Hirzer and cellist India Gailey.

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Down and Dirty is a new work commissioned by the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival for clarinetist Jon Manasse and pianist Jon Nakamatsu. Manasse and Nakamatsu will be performing ‘Down and Dirty’ on San Jose Chamber Orchestra’s New Year’s Eve ‘CELEBRATION!!!’ concert.

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In a partnership with CA Biennial Festival, this Chamber Music Tuesday features SFCM alumni ensemble L'Arc Trio in performance with students. The concert also features two new and exciting works by Bay Area composers Jonathan Bingham and Vivian Fung, as well as one of Ernest Bloch's greatest chamber music works. Fung’s piano trio Ominous Machine was written for the L’Arc Trio and the performance will be a world premiere. Emerging Black Composers Project winner Jonathan Bingham wrote his string quartet Pareidolia in 2022 for the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra.

Program
Jonathan Bingham, Pareidolia
Vivian Fung, Ominous Machine
Ernest Bloch, Piano Quintet No. 1

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Mary Elizabeth Bowden performs the world premiere of the piano reduction of Trumpet Concerto with pianist Zhao Wang as the guest artist for Central Michigan University’s Trumpet Blast Day.

Program
Ravel, Vocalise-etude en forme de Habanera
Fung, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
Debussy (arr. DeJonge/Miles), Reverie
Beach, Three Browning Songs
de Falla, Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas

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The Jasper String Quartet has included Fung Quartets throughout many tour seasons and this upcoming October 2023, JSQ will be releasing their next album, showcasing Vivian Fung’s first four string quartets. Recorded on the Sono Luminus label, this album continues to build the relationship the quartet has with Fung.

Tickets are free, but register online to reserve a seat!

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With unparalleled dramatic power, the Coriolan Overture will set the tone from the first chords of the score. After this famous page, the sparkling violinist Nemanja Radulovic, with his rocker style and incomparable talent, will be the interpreter of Tchaikovsky's unique Violin Concerto. Diabolically difficult for the soloist, this work, laden with mystery, composed in the middle of a love slump, is madly romantic! The Orchestra's spells will also radiate the incandescent and fiery Earworms by Canadian composer Vlivian Fung, a delicious prelude to the heady waltzes of Richard Strauss' Rosenkavalier which restore all the charm and perfume of an imperial ball in Vienna. Sascha Goetzel will be keen to share this festive season-opening program with all the ONPL musicians and teams.

Program
Ludwig van Beethoven, Overture to Coriolanus
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto
Vivian Fung, Earworms (French Premiere)
Richard Strauss, The Rosenkavalier

Performance dates and times
September 24, 2023 - 5:00pm at Centre de Congrès
September 26, 2023 - 8:00pm at La Cité des Congrès
September 27, 2023 - 8:00pm at La Cité des Congrès
September 28, 2023 - 8:00pm at Centre de Congrès
September 29, 2023 - 8:30pm at Seine Musicale

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With unparalleled dramatic power, the Coriolan Overture will set the tone from the first chords of the score. After this famous page, the sparkling violinist Nemanja Radulovic, with his rocker style and incomparable talent, will be the interpreter of Tchaikovsky's unique Violin Concerto. Diabolically difficult for the soloist, this work, laden with mystery, composed in the middle of a love slump, is madly romantic! The Orchestra's spells will also radiate the incandescent and fiery Earworms by Canadian composer Vlivian Fung, a delicious prelude to the heady waltzes of Richard Strauss' Rosenkavalier which restore all the charm and perfume of an imperial ball in Vienna. Sascha Goetzel will be keen to share this festive season-opening program with all the ONPL musicians and teams.

Program
Ludwig van Beethoven, Overture to Coriolanus
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto
Vivian Fung, Earworms (French Premiere)
Richard Strauss, The Rosenkavalier

Performance dates and times
September 24, 2023 - 5:00pm at Centre de Congrès
September 26, 2023 - 8:00pm at La Cité des Congrès
September 27, 2023 - 8:00pm at La Cité des Congrès
September 28, 2023 - 8:00pm at Centre de Congrès
September 29, 2023 - 8:30pm at Seine Musicale

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With unparalleled dramatic power, the Coriolan Overture will set the tone from the first chords of the score. After this famous page, the sparkling violinist Nemanja Radulovic, with his rocker style and incomparable talent, will be the interpreter of Tchaikovsky's unique Violin Concerto. Diabolically difficult for the soloist, this work, laden with mystery, composed in the middle of a love slump, is madly romantic! The Orchestra's spells will also radiate the incandescent and fiery Earworms by Canadian composer Vlivian Fung, a delicious prelude to the heady waltzes of Richard Strauss' Rosenkavalier which restore all the charm and perfume of an imperial ball in Vienna. Sascha Goetzel will be keen to share this festive season-opening program with all the ONPL musicians and teams.

Program
Ludwig van Beethoven, Overture to Coriolanus
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto
Vivian Fung, Earworms (French Premiere)
Richard Strauss, The Rosenkavalier

Performance dates and times
September 24, 2023 - 5:00pm at Centre de Congrès
September 26, 2023 - 8:00pm at La Cité des Congrès
September 27, 2023 - 8:00pm at La Cité des Congrès
September 28, 2023 - 8:00pm at Centre de Congrès
September 29, 2023 - 8:30pm at Seine Musicale

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With unparalleled dramatic power, the Coriolan Overture will set the tone from the first chords of the score. After this famous page, the sparkling violinist Nemanja Radulovic, with his rocker style and incomparable talent, will be the interpreter of Tchaikovsky's unique Violin Concerto. Diabolically difficult for the soloist, this work, laden with mystery, composed in the middle of a love slump, is madly romantic! The Orchestra's spells will also radiate the incandescent and fiery Earworms by Canadian composer Vlivian Fung, a delicious prelude to the heady waltzes of Richard Strauss' Rosenkavalier which restore all the charm and perfume of an imperial ball in Vienna. Sascha Goetzel will be keen to share this festive season-opening program with all the ONPL musicians and teams.

Program
Ludwig van Beethoven, Overture to Coriolanus
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto
Vivian Fung, Earworms (French Premiere)
Richard Strauss, The Rosenkavalier

Performance dates and times
September 24, 2023 - 5:00pm at Centre de Congrès
September 26, 2023 - 8:00pm at La Cité des Congrès
September 27, 2023 - 8:00pm at La Cité des Congrès
September 28, 2023 - 8:00pm at Centre de Congrès
September 29, 2023 - 8:30pm at Seine Musicale

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National Sawdust presents a new project featuring the World Premiere of 18 new works for solo piano, co-commissioned by Metropolis Ensemble and pianist Han Chen, celebrating the centenary birthday of Hungarian-Austrian composer György Ligeti (1923-2006).

Each of the new works is paired with one of Ligeti’s renowned canonic piano etudes, in a recital performance by Han Chen. A diverse cohort of contemporary composers were invited to study Ligeti’s etude, go against the etude, or simply sit with the etude during the composition process. Together, all thirty-six works bring a new and imaginative interpretation on the original iconic etudes.

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With unparalleled dramatic power, the Coriolan Overture will set the tone from the first chords of the score. After this famous page, the sparkling violinist Nemanja Radulovic, with his rocker style and incomparable talent, will be the interpreter of Tchaikovsky's unique Violin Concerto. Diabolically difficult for the soloist, this work, laden with mystery, composed in the middle of a love slump, is madly romantic! The Orchestra's spells will also radiate the incandescent and fiery Earworms by Canadian composer Vlivian Fung, a delicious prelude to the heady waltzes of Richard Strauss' Rosenkavalier which restore all the charm and perfume of an imperial ball in Vienna. Sascha Goetzel will be keen to share this festive season-opening program with all the ONPL musicians and teams.

Program
Ludwig van Beethoven, Overture to Coriolanus
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto
Vivian Fung, Earworms (French Premiere)
Richard Strauss, The Rosenkavalier

Performance dates and times
September 24, 2023 - 5:00pm at Centre de Congrès
September 26, 2023 - 8:00pm at La Cité des Congrès
September 27, 2023 - 8:00pm at La Cité des Congrès
September 28, 2023 - 8:00pm at Centre de Congrès
September 29, 2023 - 8:30pm at Seine Musicale

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Down and Dirty is a new work commissioned by the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival for clarinetist Jon Manasse and pianist Jon Nakamatsu. The world premiere is set for August 11, 2023 at 5:30pm at the First Congregational Church of Chatham.

Program

John Williams, Victor’s Tale from the motion picture THE TERMINAL
Vivian Fung, Down and Dirty
Franz Liszt, Sonata in B Minor, S. 178

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Pre-concert composer talk at 7:00 p.m.

Join E4TT for its 15th anniversary gala celebration featuring guest artists performing favorites from the past decade and world premieres by Vivian Fung and Marcus Norris.

• PLUS TWO COMMISSIONED WORLD PREMIERES

• A new work for percussion by JUNO Award winning Canadian-Chinese composer and Santa Clara University faculty member Vivian Fung (b. 1975), a companion piece to her "Shimmer" for percussion, which E4TT commissioned and premiered in 2022:"

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Livestream available here

PROGRAMM

Vivian Fung (*1975)
Prayer
Dmitri Schostakowitsch (1906–1975)
Cellokonzert Nr. 1 Es-Dur op. 107
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
Sinfonie Nr. 1 e-Moll op. 39

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PROGRAMM

Vivian Fung (*1975)
Prayer
Dmitri Schostakowitsch (1906–1975)
Cellokonzert Nr. 1 Es-Dur op. 107
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
Sinfonie Nr. 1 e-Moll op. 39

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PROGRAMM

Vivian Fung (*1975)
Prayer
Dmitri Schostakowitsch (1906–1975)
Cellokonzert Nr. 1 Es-Dur op. 107
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
Sinfonie Nr. 1 e-Moll op. 39

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Vivian Fung’s premiere of her Network commissioned work Ominous Machine ii for 2 pianos and 2 percussionists headlines our final concert of the season. Along with it are works for violin and piano by Fung and James Lee’s Lament.Sing.Arise. Pianist Dynasty Battles joins Network for a performance of Ted Hearne’s Study Buddy. Network is incredibly proud to partner with the Wildflower Composers Camp - a program devoted to fostering young women and non-binary composers - by featuring alum Danity Pike’s Cassandra for clarinet, cello, and piano!

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In a program inspired by daring creativity and artistic innovation, conductor Michelle Merrill makes her ROCO debut, leading the orchestra in Techtonal, a ROCO world premiere commission by Anthony DiLorenzo based on the thought-provoking book The Telling Image by Lois Stark, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Miller Outdoor Theatre. Also receiving its world premiere will be a ROCO-commissioned orchestral work by Juno award-winner Vivian Fung, Parade. Louise Farrenc’s fiery Symphony No. 1 also features, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus appropriately rounds out our 18th Season as we’re joined by Houston’s musical future: the Houston Youth Symphony!

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven, Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
Igor Stravinsky, Pulcinella Suite
Vivian Fung, Parade - World premiere
Louise Farrenc, Symphony No. 1

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Barbara Day Turner, Conductor
Trumpet soloist Mary Elizabeth Bowden
Three fabulous new works by American composers

Harriet: Journey to Freedom
Timothy Adams

Trumpet Concerto
Vivian Fung

Symphony #1 for Chamber Orchestra
Durwynne Hsieh. World premiere

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The Lafayette String Quartet is on their retirement tour this season, and we are thrilled to present them in their final Edmonton recital. They will be joined by ESO violist Clayton Leung, and will also be playing a piece composed by Edmonton’s Vivian Fung.

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Join the Waynesboro Symphony as we usher in the 2023 Winter Season with a concert featuring trumpet soloists, Mary Elizabeth Bowden and David Dash. Admission is free and donations are gratefully accepted at the door or by credit card through our website.

• MENDELSSOHN: Trumpet Overture, Op. 101

• FUNG, Vivian: Trumpet Concerto (Consortium Premiere) | Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet soloist

• BIZET: Carmen Fantasia — for Two Solo Trumpets and Orchestra (arr. Hunsberger) | Mary Elizabeth Bowden & David Dash, trumpet soloists

Join the Waynesboro Symphony as we usher in the 2023 Winter Season with a concert featuring trumpet soloists, Mary Elizabeth Bowden and David Dash. Admission is free and donations are gratefully accepted at the door or by credit card through our website.

• MENDELSSOHN: Trumpet Overture, Op. 101

• FUNG, Vivian: Trumpet Concerto (Consortium Premiere) | Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet soloist

• BIZET: Carmen Fantasia — for Two Solo Trumpets and Orchestra (arr. Hunsberger) | Mary Elizabeth Bowden & David Dash, trumpet soloists

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Looking back at the history of music and creating something new on this basis – composers have often attempted this with great success. Igor Stravinsky, for example, used a kind of musical magic wand to touch music that was then covered with the dust of the archives. The Canadian Vivian Fung follows a similar path and melts together baroque sounds with contemporary tones in a "compositional water bath". Mendelssohn, the great rediscoverer of Bach, did not become baroque in his violin concerto, but created a score of "classical" elegance. Finally, Mozart, who, as is well known, greatly admired Handel's music, used the three-part form for his "Prague" symphony, which – what a wonderful coincidence – comes from Naples, the setting of Pulcinella-Ballets. Entirely in the spirit of the present, the New Zealand conductor Gemma New will rehearse these four works for Bern. She is currently Principal Guest Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Principal of the Orchestra in Hamilton, Canada. For Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, she finds another counterpart alongside the Bern Symphony Orchestra in the young German violinist Tobias Feldmann.

Program:

Igor Stravinsky, Pulcinella Suite
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Vivian Fung, Baroque Melting - European Premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony in D major, K. 504

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